Can Germany save Europe? Merkel's moment of truth

Between what Angela Merkel says now and what she actually will do in the end, CDU and Green Party lawmakers lock horns over the honest intentions of Germany’s government on Greece and enhanced powers for Europe in tackling the eurozone crisis.

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Franziska BRANTNER, Member of the European Parliament, Greens-European Free Alliance group. From Freiburg, Germany;
Markus FERBER, Member of the Bureau, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats). From Strasbourg;
Mathilde BOUYE, Coordinator for European issues, Terra Nova think tank;
Stéphane COSSE, Former Senior Economist IMF and President of the French MoDem party for Paris;
Eoin O’BROIN, Chief Economic Adviser to Sinn Féin. From Dublin.

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François Picard

24/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Merkel's next move: Will Germany stick to its guns on austerity?

François Hollande steals the show at his first late-night EU summit but the ball remains firmly in Angela Merkel’s court. Her constituents remain torn between paying for pain they don’t (yet) feel and shouldering the blame for an eventual collapse of the euro.

23/05/2012 - THE DEBATE

Egypt's presidential poll: The revolution, Part II (part 2)

Fifteen months after Hosni Mubarak's fall, the second act of Egypt's revolution is underway. Millions of Egyptians are choosing a president in the first free elections in the country's 5,000-year history. Douglas Herbert and his panel discuss whether the newly elected president will have a chance of healing divisions while tackling poverty and fighting violent crime.